Question 1663.
Mrs D Robinson (DA)
(1) Whether her department developed and adopted a policy
providing guidelines for the appointment of persons with a
criminal record; if so, (a) when was the policy (i)
developed and (ii) adopted and (b) where can a copy of the
policy be obtained; if not,
(2) whether her department has any plans in place to develop
and adopt such a policy; if not, why not; if so, what are
the relevant details;
(3) whether her department does any pre-employment screening
of potential employees for criminal records; if not, why
not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(4) whether any employees with criminal records are currently
employed by her department; if so, (a) how many and (b)
what is their (i) job level and (ii) occupational
category? NW2058E
Response
Honorable Member, My department does not have a policy on the employment of
people with criminal record. We do still fall under the Presidency which
has very strict policies around this issue.